[rescue] What would you pay for a Type 5 keyboard?

[Stephen Conley]

There were a number of Sun to USB converters out there you could buy, I
think I still have one somewhere (along with some 13W3 to
something-or-other adapters).  My recollection, however, is that simply
plugging a Type 5 into a Linux machine was something of a keymap train
wreck.  Now, we're probably talking a solid 10 years or so since I tried
it, but I distinctly recall having a bad time of it.

Another thing I'd like with a new Type 5/Type 4 would be easy
plug-it-in-and-go keymapping.  Maybe even a switch on the underside to go
from Sun mode for those that want to plug it into an Ultra with a USB port
to PC for those of us that would use it with Linux or some other "modern"
system.


On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 3:40 PM Will Enestvedt <wenestvedt at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know we had serial concentrators with them, albeit not Sun-branded.
>
> I probably have a couple of the serial-to-USB boxes in my office junk box
> if
> anyone wants me to look next time I am actually there.
>
> - Will
> --
> Will Enestvedt
> wenestvedt at gmail.com
>
> > On Jun 4, 2021, at 3:17 PM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> >
> > Didn't Sun have a PS/2 adapter box to use sun keyboard/mouse on PC/x86
> > system?
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